We hit a rock yesterday! And it was a big hit too. We were on our way to the Kaffeekuchenhaus in Vaholm when I decided to go between two small islands to avoid tacking into the wind into a very narrow channel. I checked the charts, I checked the GPS…
Again a beautiful day thanks to the high “Isabel”. It has been now almost 4 weeks that I last saw a cloud (apart from the pretty fluffy ones) and the Zauberwetter continues. A late breakfast led to a nice broad-reaching sail to Storskäret, a new favourite of mine. Ideal for…
Tashi and Felix arrived yesterday morning. It is great to have some guests again on Akka. As soon as they dropped their bags we headed off to the Kaffeekuchehaus but in our enthusiasm we were there too early! Can you imagine. You hop on a plane in Vienna at 6 45am,…
Most people associate with the words “boat holiday” a holiday on the boat, but after over 2 1/2 months on Akka I needed a holiday from the boat yesterday! Being on my own is not my strength and the problem with my lost glasses and headaches has somewhat hampered my…
We had a terribly start to the summer. The whole of June and July was cold and maybe 5 summer-days showed what is possible. But since the beginning of August the summer has arrived and, by the looks of it, is here to stay. Blue-skies, hot sun, cool shade –…
Normally a little black number is a simple and often quite short cocktail dress but on Akka things are different. Here they are 2 small black hand-towels. Initially an oversight by the skipper to bring some towels in 2014, the 2 small hand-towels he bought from the local supermarket proofed much…
A few weeks back I managed to sink my glasses in the Baltic! Since then I have been using my old pair, which caused week-long massive headaches last year. Well, this year is not different and I have been taking pain-killers for over 2 weeks now. I do not want to get…
I am not the world’s most experienced sailor but I had the opportunity and privilege to observe Austrian, French, German and Swedish sailors and there are a few significant differences that are worth mentioning. Let me first say that the French have to deal with the Atlantic and it can…
You hear a lot about the mosquitoes in Sweden. After a few holidays here I can tell you that in the archipelago it is not so bad. We religiously put up mosquito screens when we go to bed and that does the trick. Problem Sorted. Until you arrive at Norrpadda!…
My journeys through the outer archipelago follow now a daily routine. After the early morning work I set sail to a not-too-distant island. It should be 15-20 miles so that I get some sailing done, but not too far so that it does not become too much. Once I arrive,…